Fossils Found at the Lost River roadside quarry

Fossils here include:

Trilobites, Coral, Brachiopods,

(The smallest divisions in the ruler are 1/8")

Trilobites

Phacops rana
()
This is the only complete phacops we found so far (bad collecting day).
It's almost matrix free


Formation:
  • Needmore Formation
    Age:
  • m.y.
    Location:
  • Lost River, WV
    Size:
  • ~1.5" (38mm)

    • Unidentified trilobites
    Sadly, these trilobites have had a run in with the guillotine, and therefore cannot be identified.
    Most trilobites found here are headless. However, strangely, it appears their heads were originally there, as you can see remnants of a head in all three cases, and even part of the left eye in the middle one.


    Formation:
  • Needmore Formation
    Age:
  • m.y.
    Location:
  • Lost River, WV
    Size:


    • Coral

    Trachypora ? sp.
    Colony of branching coral
    This type of coral is spread out over the rocks at this site. "runners" that stretch for at least foot can be found throughout the rocks.
    When found, specimens are encrusted with a thin layer of shale, and need dissolved in a very weak solution of acid to reveal the actual blue/grey coral (shown here).

    Also, specimens are usually broken into numerous pieces, this one is glued together back into its original shape.

    Also, it is very 3-D, which doesnt show up very well in this flat picture.

    Formation:
  • Needmore Formation
    Age:
  • m.y.
    Location:
  • Lost River, WV
    Size: usually 1/2" diameter (12mm)

    • Solitary coral polyp



    Formation:
  • Needmore Formation
    Age:
  • m.y.
    Location:
  • Lost River, WV
    Size:


    • Brachiopods

    sp.
    ()



    Formation:
  • Needmore Formation
    Age:
  • m.y.
    Location:
  • Lost River, WV
    Size:







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